aghast

[A*ghast·]

Would you be aghast, or shocked, to find out that your friends believe in ghosts, or would you share their frightened, or aghast, looks when a floating white being hovers over the campfire?

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See Agast, v. t.


v. t.
To affright; to terrify.

v. t.
See Agast, v. t.

a & p. p.
Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.


Aghast

A*ghast" , v. t. See Agast, v. t. [Obs.]

Aghast

A*ghast" , a & p. p. [OE. agast, agasted, p. p. of agasten to terrify, fr. AS. pref. 'be- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + gstan to terrify, torment: cf. Goth. usgaisjan to terrify, primitively to fix, to root to the spot with terror; akin to L. haerere to stick fast, cling. See Gaze, Hesitate.] Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.
Aghast he waked; and, starting from his bed, Cold sweat in clammy drops his limbs o'erspread.
The commissioners read and stood aghast.

See Agast, v. t.

Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.

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